Mackenzie Blackwood made 44 saves against his former team on Sunday night as the San Jose Sharks hung on for a 1-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils in Newark, N.J. Nico Sturm scored on a fortuitous bounce in the first period as the Sharks won for the ...

Nico Sturm scored late in the first period and Mackenzie Blackwood made 44 saves as the San Jose Sharks beat the New Jersey Devils 1-0 on Sunday night. Sturm scored his third goal of the season when his backhand caromed off New Jersey's Timo Meier and past Devils netminder Jake Allen with less than four minutes to play in the opening period.

San Jose Sharks goalie Mackenzie Blackwood is starting at the Prudential Center against the New Jersey Devils for the first time since he was acquired by the Sharks in 2022.

Blackwood made 25 saves in the first two periods but was especially brilliant in the third when he made 19 saves and helped kill a hooking penalty to defenseman Mario Ferraro with 3:32 left in regulation.

Only three games were played yesterday in the NHL. But there were still a few things to take away from what turned out to be a rather quiet evening. Let’s take a look together: Philipp Kurashev scored the overtime winner to help the @NHLBlackhawks snap a 12-game slide against the Wild during a three-game Sunday.